(07-03-2021, 06:29 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(07-03-2021, 05:04 PM)Race Bannon Wrote: It's not about getting hit, it's about getting scored upon.

Because it's apparently been firmly established here that he can't even run the ball well.

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I've never had the mentality if a troll, but I must confess it's quite a rush to praise a Jags player and field one supposed Jags fan after another that mocks him and cherishes the thought of him failing.

It's par for the course for Tebow, but after all these years I continue to find it fascinating.

This works both ways. 

While I don’t wish anything but success for Tebow despite your annoying insistence to the contrary, I simply don’t have any faith in him resurrecting an NFL career -  while you seem to believe it’s still 2013 for Tebow’s athletic ability for sone reason. 

Similar to your fascination that some Jags fans think he stinks, I’m fascinated with the number of Tebow homers like yourself who think he’s going to be successful running the ball in the NFL after all these years, one of which involved him sucking at running the ball in the NFL.

Oh, and yes, it IS about getting hit. Unless you have some new way defenders are going to stop a ball carrier from scoring in the red zone.

No, you misunderstood on the "getting hit." Let me unpack -- I made a crack in response to the "can you imagine how it would feel" line about the pressure of being between Tebow and the goal line. My point was the pressure of making the tackle, not letting him score, etc. Because of all the attention it will get if he were to ever score again, and you'd be the guy that he got by. Another poster misunderstood, and thought I meant an NFL player would be afraid of taking the hit -- which is laughable; that NFL player is going to be looking to deliver a hit, not worried about getting hit. So I tried to clarify (as I have again above), but you then you went down the road of thinking I somehow meant tackling doesn't involve hitting. That was a wrong turn -- the point is the "all eyes are watching" pressure if Tebow ever sees the field.

As for resurrecting his career -- that's not where I'm at. I've already said I have a hard time imagining him making the team. I'm in my 50's, and I remember the degradation in my abilities as I hit 34. So I'm following this like watching the movie Rudy or something -- i.e. questions like can he make the team? Can he contribute? Could he help on special teams? If he's able to hold down a backup position, will they have some plays that are designed for him? It would be such a rush to watch Tebow throw a key, sacrfice-your-body block to put somebody in the endzone for a key touchdown, near the end of his career and he finds a way to help his team.

It's a potentially cool subplot, and one I'll enjoy no matter how things go. The only way I really differ from most fair people here is (1) I think he was good football player to begin with; (2) I think he's one of the most talented short yardage runners of all time, and (3) I think he's an NFL caliber athlete by any measure. I think my opinions on that are the conventional ones -- that's pretty much the official book on Tebow from an NFL perspective, and I don't think Jags fans should think there's some crony-conspiracy if he makes the team or sees the field. Trust the process -- he'll get cut if he can't play. You can't hide in this league with only 53 on the roster. Every single player has to be able to flat out play.

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